A policeman weighs a bit of ivory smuggled in from South Africa, in Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam. It was a part of practically 3 tons of ivory smuggled from South Africa seized by police within the newest motion taken in opposition to the unlawful commerce.
Police in northern Vietnam have seized practically 3 tons of ivory smuggled from South Africa within the newest motion taken in opposition to the unlawful commerce.
Thanh Hoa provincial police stated that the ivory was present in packing containers in a truck early on Saturday morning. The account posted on the police web site quoted the truck driver as saying he was employed to move the ivory from southern Dong Nai province to the capital Hanoi.
Police declined to present additional data on Monday.
Final 12 months, practically 7 tons of ivory have been seized in Vietnam’s southern industrial hub of Ho Chi Minh metropolis.
Vietnam is among the world’s main transit factors and shoppers of ivory and rhino horn. It bans looking of its personal dwindling inhabitants of elephants.
